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Abu-Rabia, Salim; Saliba, Fadi – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2008
The masked priming paradigm was used to examine the role of the root and verb pattern morphemes in lexical access within the verb system of Arabic. Three groups participated in the study: grade 6 dyslexics, a reading-level-matched group and grade 6 normal readers. The first group consisted of: 28 grade 6 reading disabled (RD) students, 8 girls and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Native Speakers, Reading Processes, Models
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Abu-Rabia, Salim; Maroun, Lateefeh – Dyslexia, 2005
The present study examined the effect of consanguineous marriage in the Arab community on reading disabilities of offspring. It examined whether the rate of reading disabilities was higher among offspring of first-cousin parents than offspring of unrelated parents; and whether reading-disabled children of first-cousin parents were more disabled in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties